Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan left for Canada on Thursday to lend support for a Korean consortium’s bid to secure Canada’s high-profile submarine project. To help the Korean consortium win the estimated 60 trillion-won ($41 billion) project, Kim plans to meet with Canadian Industry Minister Melanie Joly and other government officials, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources. Kim is also scheduled to attend the completion ceremony for LG Energy Solution’s joint electric vehicle battery plant in Ontario. The Seoul government has been working to help the Korean consortium, comprising Hanwha Ocean and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, win the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project, under which Canada plans to procure up to 12 submarines for patrol missions. The Korean consortium is one of the two final contenders for the high-profile project, alongside Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems. “We are not jumping to conclusions on whether the bid is going well or not at the moment, and are just trying to do our best,” Kim told reporters at Incheon International Airport, vowing to pitc
